What attracts you to Axl Rose ?

[Bad_Apple]

first and foremost: the band is the greatest, his lyrics are smart/touching, his voice is electrifying, his performance is attention-getting, and his attitude is pure rock n' roll.

but aside from all this, the original Q asked, was what ELSE makes him so interesting/special?  For me, what sets him aside is that he (as well as the band) is totally honest.  He speaks his mind, and doesn't care what others think.  His speaking voice is sexy (deep) which surprised me since his singing voice is often a few octaves higher.  His looks are gorgeous, with beautiful skin, green eyes, and devilish grin.  He also makes himself mysterious currently so I'm intrigued with what he will offer to the fans....

[Wooody]

He is insane.
in a cool way.

[Eva GnRAxlRosette]

what attracts me to Axl Rose...
hm...
see thread http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=18186.0
 

[Gunner80]

beside the "rational things" like voice, lyrics, music

i have to say that i love how he thinks he is sooooo cooool on stage, but is not.

he is so ridiculous.but doesnt care. he doesnt care, thats what i like.
he is the lamest, craziest, dumbest, ridiculousest, pathetic, arrogant, brat you can imagine, but still thinks is cool.
he rants like he is genius while his sentences are barely composed of 3 words.
he talks about politics and all while he is just a redneck.
he tries to make deep philosophical rants (chicago 92) while he barely graduate from 1st grade.

and STILL FUCKIN THINKS HE'S COOL.

thats my definition of axl rose : he thinks he is so cool while he is just a lame "clich?". i love that.

axl rocks (rocked)

That's funny,  Axl thought he was cool and so did I, weird!  Why are you here if you think everything he did was ridiculous? 

[squeezeboxwho]

I love everything about him: his looks, his voice, his talent and so on lol

[christina_rose]

Everything. It started with the look. I saw 'November Rain' on MTV, and saw this guy with reddish-brown hair playing the piano. I had never heard a song so beautiful. I completely feel in love. I needed to know more. I read all of the articles in the magazines, and bought the two books that I could find, and just wanted to know everything. And as I read, about this man named William from Indiana, and all of what he went through, I felt for him. I could identify with it. And I can still identify with what he's going through. And through not just the music, but his life in general, I found strenght in myself. And I found ways to deal with my life. Axl Rose was the first role model I ever had. And I honestly, truly looked up to him. No matter what he did, or how much of an ass he was, or is, I still DO look up to him. I think he's a fantastic person. I really hope he can get himself together, for his own sake. But it's not easy to deal with the things he deals with. The inner demons. I whole-heartedly believe in him, and will continue to support him.

[disease51883]

Well, aside from his singing and lyrics and whatnot, I just like the fact that I can relate to him. I?m a red-headed, open-minded, mood-swinging, perfection-driven, hermit-like nerd from a close-minded town in Indiana. And I?m obsessed with myself. *Sigh*

[marknroses]

WEll, whats attracted me to Axl the most, aside from his image, his music between 1985-1994 is his performing abilities.

He makes you like a song...you don;t have a choice.
There are songs out there like "My Michelle" and "Dust N' Bones" and many others in the GNR catalog that I probably would not have cared about nearly as much had I never watched Axl perform to these songs at his peak abilities. I still cannot take my eyes off the guy when I m watching the old bootlegs.

TAKE "Dust N' Bones" from the 1991 show in Indiana at the beginning of the UYI show:
At the end of the song, when the band hits the heavy jam that fininshes it off, you see Axl shaking the mike stand violently, and then proceed to stomp his feet and spin like 7-8 times. You can really feel the song the way he's performing it - its very mesmerizing. I just started noticing this performance recently and its quickly become one of my FAVORITE BOOTLEG. Also, when the band plays Civil War and Axl sings "my hands are tied!!!", he runs off the steps and to the front of the stage and then suddenly stops and sings "the billions shift from side to side". MY MICHELLE from 1988 Felt Forum is also a cool performance because Axl does a 360 before singing "Your Daddy Works in Porno!!!

I still consider early UYI (from Janaury 1991-September 1991) and late UYI (March-July 1993) to be Axl and the band when they sounded their best and clicked so well. I guess it had something to do with Izzy being there so long at first and then Gilby having been there for over a year.

If you still aren't pleased with Axl's performing abilities, then you have NO heart. You may not like his music, you may not like his image, but the man at his peak was a FLAWLESS performer, the likes of which we never saw before or will probably ever see again in Rock Music.
 
MNR

[D]

Well, aside from his singing and lyrics and whatnot, I just like the fact that I can relate to him. I?m a red-headed, open-minded, mood-swinging, perfection-driven, hermit-like nerd from a close-minded town in Indiana. And I?m obsessed with myself. *Sigh*

wow dude, u described me also, except im from a small town in Kentucky and i have brownish/blonde hair

thats why i love axl also

i can relate and he gives me comfort when my life feels unrepairable.

i can take comfort knowing someone else can relate to how i am and feel and it makes me realize im not different or weird or crazy, im just unique.

[kiss-from-a-rose]

...Chemistry...I guess. 

[Falcon]

Nothing musically.

For me, he's an intriguing figure, the same way Howard Hughes was.?

I find his eccentricities absolutely fascinating.

Oh c'mon Falcon.

I realize you're one for the "rockers."? No emotional ballads or piano-driven epics for you; considered by many to be Axl's forte'.

But "nothing musically?"? I don't believe that.

For that to be true -

1) You'd have to believe that Axl had nothing to do with the "rockers" that are the attraction to GN'R for you.

2) You, known by all as the board's ultimate "realist," most likely wouldn't be coming around anymore.? There is a part of you that's just itchin' for Chinese Democracy just like the rest of us.

Believe it.

I find what he has to say in a non musical arena decidedly more interesting than the music he's been involved in since AFD. ?Right or wrong, he's and opinionated guy who's views are somethimes warped as hell and other times are smart and insightful.

Sure I'm interested in what CD will sound like but any excitement is tempered. ?In line with my original thought, from the VMA's on, I've found the times Axl spoke in interviews much more interesting than the new material he brought to the shows in '02. ?

[Lady Livin]

I can't even think of the words to describe why.
How anyone else can without editing their post to add more is beyond me.

[kira]

i wouldn't say so much as attract but relate to him in some ways

[discobiscuit1]

honestly....and in no way is this a dig....but im attracted to the persona and voice he used to project.

I watched the 1988 mtv version of jungle today and oh my fuckin god how cool was axl then.   He looked sooo bad asse and his voice was soooo extreme and full of fire, passion and venom.......the vma of 2002 or ANY performance of jungle of that year looked very tired and like a very, very poor copy.


Im sorry its true.

Other than that Im attracted to his poetry in songs like locomotive.......brilliant.   I long ago left behind any attraction to his personality, cos its not healthy to copy unhealthy people.

[Elrothiel]

Well, aside from his singing and lyrics and whatnot, I just like the fact that I can relate to him. I?m a red-headed, open-minded, mood-swinging, perfection-driven, hermit-like nerd from a close-minded town in Indiana. And I?m obsessed with myself. *Sigh*

wow dude, u described me also, except im from a small town in Kentucky and i have brownish/blonde hair

thats why i love axl also

i can relate and he gives me comfort when my life feels unrepairable.

i can take comfort knowing someone else can relate to how i am and feel and it makes me realize im not different or weird or crazy, im just unique.

Hehehe! Me too, only I'm a girl from countryside England and I have black hair, but everything else is spot on! Strange how so many people are similar...

honestly....and in no way is this a dig....but im attracted to the persona and voice he used to project.

I watched the 1988 mtv version of jungle today and oh my fuckin god how cool was axl then. He looked sooo bad asse and his voice was soooo extreme and full of fire, passion and venom.......the vma of 2002 or ANY performance of jungle of that year looked very tired and like a very, very poor copy.


Im sorry its true.

Other than that Im attracted to his poetry in songs like locomotive.......brilliant. I long ago left behind any attraction to his personality, cos its not healthy to copy unhealthy people.

Hehehe! He was soooooo badass! And he still is badass! Only in a more... underground and political way. I love Axl's voice, he can fucking belt it out and make everyone actually FEEL the music! Not just hear it, and not just see it, but FEEL it, and UNDERSTAND it. His voice rips through your soul, right to your heart, and even the toughest people can't say they haven't cried while listening to the lyrics of at least ONE song!
Gotta say I love his style!! He has the fucking balls to wear what no other person would wear, that's just great! I liked what he wore best in the video for Patience (I own a belt like that!! Only without the big circley bits, but its a motherfucking huge belt! And it ROOLS!) , only I DO love that cop hat with the aviator shades, that looks fucking sexy! I own a hat like that, only I got it in Japan, and its too big, and its too floppy. I want a proper one! If I were to meet Axl, the first thing I'd ask would be "Where the fuck did you get that hat!? I want one SO much, and I can't find a decent one!!"
And I want to know how the hell he got his hair to go like that in the WTTJ vid! His hair is so straight and shiny that it must have taken FOR FUCKING EVER to get his hair to do that! I can't get my hair to do that, and I tried to get my friend's hair to do that (didn't work).
And I'm rambling. Gotta go! Bye!

[2NaFish]

the bum. no doubts about it.

[Drew]

Another example. The interview from the MTV VMA's with Kurt Loder afterwards. The excitement that was in Axl. He looked happy and looked to be having so much fun. The smile on his face. Axl's laugh, when Kurt said "Axl Rose, he's back!". He looked real. Not fake at all. And that's very attractive to see those characteristics in someone.

[SLCPUNK]

i like luv that crazie snake dance he doeZ@!

it is sexy as shit but that does nt make me gay or nuthin

[nesquick]

He is a real artist, with a real personality. When he has something to say, he says it and he doesn't care if it's shocking or not (like me  ). His goal is not to "please" people, to be a fake, he is just the way he is and that's it.

[Continental Drift]

His 100% authentic artistic expression.